Tidman

Tidman (died 899) was a West Saxon mercenary loyal to Aethelwold Aetheling. He harassed Thyra as she walked back from the market, demanding her to call herself a Dane; he then made fun of her when she said that she was of two peoples. Aethelwold stopped Tidman from abusing her further, telling him to do it in private next time. Later, Beocca searched him out and beat him after Tidman insulted him, and he warned him to keep away from his wife. Tidman later harassed Thyra at the funeral of Alfred, and he followed her home, throwing rocks at her as he stalked her. He later entered her home in search of her, and he heard her gasp in her hiding hole, so he set several cloths on fire and arranged them throughout the house, starting a fire. Tidman then got on his knees and stared through the floorboards into Thyra's eyes, taunting her. Thyra responded by stabbing him in the neck through the floorboard crack, but the weight of his body on the floorboards prevented her from escaping, ultimately resulting in her death.